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Drawing Basics Faces

When asked why painting the human figure was so important painter Scott
Burdick was matter-of-fact. “Because we are human,” he said. “If an
alien species were to come down today, they wouldn’t respond to the
human form or face like we do. Just like pictures of lobsters don’t
remind us of our parents or children. We are human, and we are most
tied up in other people and our relationships to each other.”

I feel like every time I pick up a pencil to attempt portrait drawing, I am back in elementary school learning the basics of how to draw a face all over again. You know that art argument about whether you need natural talent to learn how to draw? Well...

Woman with a Hat (detail) by Henri Matisse, 1905, oil on canvas. Archimedes (detail) by Jose de Ribera, 1630, oil painting. Self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh, 1888, oil painting. A few days ago I was hanging out with a mixed bag of artists. And by mixed...